QUIZ is a WORD ~ I\'ve often lamented
Example of a WORD invented !
DARLY an Irish Theatre Promoter
Said he\'d introduce a NEW WORD to the quota
SO ~ all over town the word QUIZ he wrote down !
Everyone wondered \"WHAT THE WORD MEANT ?\"
So he fulfilled his stated intent
Don\'t look so forlorn ~ the word QUIZ was born !
LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG !
Means revealing a trick ~ someone played.
Suckling Pigs were sold in a sack
But some traders tricked ~ brought shame to their trade !
Instead of a pig they put in a KITTEN
Which if revealed the Trader was smitten
If they used a PUPPY their game too was up
Hence the expression \"TO BE SOLD A PUP\"
A NINCOMPOOP is a gullible Man
So you fool him whenever you can
A NINNY\'s an innocent ~ A POOP is a fool ~ so
A NINCOMPOOP never learned nowt at School !
A DOZEN is TWELVE as we all know
But a BAKER\'s DOZEN (13) ONE extra does show
Why 13 not 12 ? Into history we fled
Bakers were fined ~ selling underweight bread
To be safe they added an extra LOAF instead !
Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome ~ love BRIAN
POETRY is WORDS # WORDS # WORDS so the origin of
a WORD or EXPRESSION enables you to use it in context !
We all use the word QUIZ but did we know its origin ?
A good QUIZ question and a good SCRABBLE WORD
66 POINTS on a Triple Word square ! BRIAN XOXOX